Chip VanHouden
Kansas State Representative, District 26 since 2024. Ran in 1 election in 2024, winning 1. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2024
- Bills became law
- 2
- 16 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 4.5%
- Chamber median 1.2%
- With party
- 97%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Elections
- 2
- 2024–2026
- Won
- 1
- generals, primaries and specials
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
- General Government Budget
- Local Government
- Transportation
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Roads and Highways · Became law Apr 2026
Crimes, Punishment and Criminal Procedure · Became law Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where VanHouden sits in the Kansas House of Representatives
VanHouden is closer to the center than 58% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Web Roth, Clarke Sanders, Gary White
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With VanHouden’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans97%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Kansas House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: VanHouden’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | VanHouden | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2026 | HB 2763: Requiring school districts to provide elementary students with a certain amount of daily… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 74–47 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and reconciling… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 78–44 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2111: Senate Substitute for HB 2111 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources -… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 71–49 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2515: Establishing the Kansas legal tender act and providing for an income tax subtraction… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 76–44 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2043: Providing a protest petition to contest certain increases in property tax revenues and… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 87–35 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time VanHouden was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 26 | Counting | R+1.1 | R+13.9 | −12.8 |
| 2024 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 26 | Won | — | R+13.9 | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $52.9K
- Spent
- $32.9K
- Cash
- $27.5K
Source: Kansas Public Disclosure Commission filings through Oct 22, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 8:29 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Chip VanHouden State | Active |
Source: Kansas Public Disclosure Commission filings through Oct 22, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 8:29 AM ET
Seats VanHouden has held
- Kansas House of Representatives, District 26 · since 2024
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who VanHouden has run against
- Laura Johnson (D) · 2026 election
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know VanHouden
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/bb92c4f1-d89e-4147-9b09-5fc1f56fca1c
- Wikidata Q133525501
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET